Codes, Standards, Regulatory and Insurance Gap Analysis for Hydrogen value chain development in Alberta

This study identifies critical gaps in Canada’s and specifically Alberta’s regulatory frameworks that currently limit the safe and scalable adoption of hydrogen technologies across residential, commercial, industrial, and heavy equipment applications. Existing codes and standards are built mainly around natural gas systems and do not adequately reflect hydrogen’s unique properties, operational hazards, or evolving end-use scenarios. The key findings from the regulatory gap analysis are summarized by application type and cross-cutting issues (references to other Alberta codes, alignment with international safety standards, and performance-based safety design criteria, informed by Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRAs).